People · United States
Zachary McWilliams
3×3 · top 22.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009MCWI01
Zachary McWilliams has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.54, set at US Nationals 2016, puts him in the top 22.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,370th in the United States. Across 18 competitions since February 2009, he has put 421 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.96 in February 2009 to 14.54, a 39% improvement. Zachary has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.54 | 16.91 | top 22.9% | 12,370 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.01 | 12.03 | top 25.8% | 4,199 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.43 | 1:09.11 | top 36.9% | 5,952 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 5.35 | 6.65 | top 43.6% | 17,579 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.03 | 12.47 | top 45.1% | 12,983 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 5 of 6 cubes · 46:40 | — | early days — 3 solves | 355 / 731 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:39.82 | — | top 46.4% | 1,001 / 2,092 | |
| Clock | 14.98 | 17.32 | top 47.9% | 3,882 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 2:01.38 | 2:20.57 | top 50.1% | 4,195 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:30.36 | — | top 61.2% | 4,621 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.00 | 49.61 | top 63.9% | 9,040 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 12:54.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 288 / 440 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 24:04.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 163 / 218 | |
| 6×6 | 4:35.44 | 4:53.48 | top 76.0% | 3,018 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 6:52.79 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,468 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | 56.33 | early days — 3 solves | 1,655 / 2,040 | |
| Square-1 | 59.81 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,597 / 6,743 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2018.
- 29 Jul 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.54 at US Nationals 2016.
- 29 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2016.
- 16 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Dallas Back to School 2015.
- 13 Jun 2015Three personal bests in one day at Texas Two-Day Showdown 2015.
- 17 May 2014Three personal bests in one day at Remember The Alamo 2014.
Competitions
- Bothell Spring 2022 · 23 Apr 2022
- Welcome Back Portland 2022 · 12 Mar 2022
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2018 · 27 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Fall 2017 · 23 Sep 2017
- Oklahoma Fall 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- KCubing Spring 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Dallas Spring 2016 · 26 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best set
- OKCubing 2016 · 16 Jan 2016
- Dallas Winter 2015 · 12 Dec 2015
- Dallas Back to School 2015 · 16 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Texas Two-Day Showdown 2015 · 13 Jun 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Oklahoma Open 2014 · 15 Nov 2014
- Remember The Alamo 2014 · 17 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Carroll Spring Open 2014 · 29 Mar 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Oklahoma Open 2010 · 17 Apr 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Dallas Open 2009 · 13 Jun 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Austin Spring 2009 · 21 Feb 2009 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Shonathon Collins — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Robert Horvath — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Anthony Brooks — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.54 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.